It appears fairly clear now that Arne Slot is Liverpool sure.
His final recreation as Feyenoord head coach shall be on Could 19 at residence to Excelsior.
Excelsior is Latin for larger.
And Slot is heading for larger issues.
A job excessive up the world soccer scale, he hopes to deliver extra highs to Anfield.
Excessive vitality, excessive line, excessive leisure.
Slot’s excessive on the attraction scale too, and that’s vital to Liverpool.
Not as vital as successful and taking part in model after all, however an enormous think about selecting Slot.
Like Jurgen Klopp he is obtained a glint in his eye, and he is obtained swagger, and like Jurgen, Arne has an ideal set of white tooth – and an enormous pleasant smile that makes essentially the most of them.
He loves a digital camera, and finds coping with intense media scrutiny very simple.
His information convention on Thursday evening at Go Forward Eagles underlined that, as did our temporary interplay on the steps of the Feyenoord group lodge just a few hours earlier.
After the match, Slot was frank. Very frank.
In entrance of a room stuffed with Dutch media – overseas media have been banned from attending by the host membership – he wasn’t requested in any respect concerning the 3-1 away win that had simply assured Feyenoord Champions League soccer once more subsequent season.
All of the questions have been about Liverpool, and he answered each one.
No platitudes, no “No remark”, no dodging the problem.
Simply, nearly, full disclosure.
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Feyenoord boss Arne Slot says he’s assured the membership will attain an settlement to permit him to hitch Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp’s successor
Sure: He needs Liverpool.
Sure: Liverpool need him.
Sure: Negotiations are difficult… however
Sure: He was certain a deal might be achieved.
An ideal efficiency, and 11 months in the past he dealt with the Tottenham hyperlinks with comparable panache.
As talked about, that capacity to get the media onside was very a lot on present on the group lodge earlier within the day, too.
He jumped off the group bus, with an enormous smile on his face, absolutely conscious myself and Sky cameraman ‘Spiney’ have been ready to pounce.
Not for him bolting straight to the lodge entrance door.
As a substitute he obtained his (completely ironed) match evening shirt and suitcase from the baggage compartment, and performed together with us.
He agreed, when questioned, that he was ‘within the information’ and ‘wished to go to the Premier League’.
And, however for an over-zealous lodge responsibility supervisor getting in the best way, he would have stated extra.
That ‘doorstep’ as we name it, went all over the world.
His manner and good grace was commented on by many.
However there’s one other half to that encounter. And right here it’s.
When the group bus left the coaching floor for the 90-mile drive to the lodge, we have been about to make the identical journey.
We knew which lodge they have been heading too.
However the driver thought we have been following the coach – and the top coach – and, jokingly went 3 times round a visitors island to fake to attempt to shake us off!
Soccer banter at its finest.
The Feyenoord group bus tried to provide Sky Sports activities Information’ Gary Cotterill the slip!
Slot and the gamers cherished it… I even suspect Slot advised the driving force did it!
As regards to soccer journey, two of Slot’s Feyenoord squad have surprising methods of attending to coaching on a regular basis.
Sudden for high professional gamers that’s.
Yankuba Minteh, on mortgage from Newcastle, cycles in, posing with followers wanting images on the best way.
Fellow younger ahead Leo Sauer walks!
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Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp appeared to endorse his potential successor Arne Slot, describing him as a ‘good coach and a very good man’
In fact, Feyenoord to Liverpool is a really massive step.
However those that know Slot on and off the pitch say he is as much as the problem.
He’ll be coping with larger, higher gamers at Anfield after all, however even the wealthy and well-known reply to kindness and humour.
From what I’ve seen, Slot has that in bucket hundreds.
Little question, it is simpler being good once you’re successful, and doing that’s the very least anticipated of Slot from the phrase go at Liverpool.
The stakes are excessive.
Expectations are larger.
Excelsior.
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Melissa Reddy shares the newest on Feyenoord’s Arne Slot proposed swap to Liverpool to switch Jurgen Klopp
Essential Questions Podcast: Is Slot the man for Liverpool?
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